Boa Constrictor- Shel Silverstein

This is a very interesting poem where Silverstein uses a few different writing techniques. He uses repetition, rhyming, and descriptive language.



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Anteater- Shel Silverstein

To me, this poem is too short to really have much meaning and doesn't really explain or say anything to me. I don't really get anything out of this poem.


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The Little Boy and the Old Man- Shel Silverstein

This is a pretty sad poem written by Silverstein mainly because of the last line where it is explained that neither the little boy or the old man get much attention from adults.

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Bear In There- Shel Silverstein

I like this poem because as I sat there reading it, I was able to perfectly imagine a little bear trapped in a freezer just sitting on a shelf.

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Messy Room- Shel Silverstein

I really like Silverstein's style of writing and the sense of imagery that he writes with. His poems are always pretty comical too.



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A Crazed Girl- William Butler Yates

I like this poem because the way Yates writes and describes this crazy girl.

A Fire-Truck- Richard Wilbur

It was cool the way Wilbur wrote about the descriptions of the fire truck in the beginning lines of the poem.



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